Dave Nelson

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: June 20, 1944 in Fort Sill, OK us

Died: April 23, 2018 in Milwaukee, WI

High School: Junipero Serra HS (Gardena, CA)

Schools: Compton College (Compton, CA), California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 11, 1968 (Age 23-296d, 12,669th in major league history)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1977 (Age 33-099d)
vs. OAK 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: David Earl Nelson

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

2578

630

.244

340

RBI

211

187

OBP

.305

SLG

.312

OPS

.618

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-36 / in Starts: 3-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	25 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 116 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	47 (26-15-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 116 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	72 (37-23-12)

Most Driven In
E Brinkman	1
K McMullen	1
M Epstein	1
D Billings	1
J French	0

Most Driven In By
D Unser	2
A RodrÃguez	2
R Reichardt	1
J French	0
E Brinkman	0

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	141	1	Apr 6	WSA		DET	L,0-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	1	.84	-0.133	1.30	-0.12%	-0.98	2B
2	142	2	Apr 7	WSA		DET	W,14-4	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	7	.93	0.080	1.37	0.07%	0.74	2B
3	143	3	Apr 8	WSA		DET	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	7	1.19	-0.116	1.80	-0.11%	-0.90	2B
4	144	8 (4)	Apr 18	WSA	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.133	.222	.133	.356	7	1.12	-0.058	1.73	-0.05%	-0.74	2B
5	145	9	Apr 20	WSA		NYY	L,2-11	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.263	.133	.396	7	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.37	PH 2B
6	146	11 (1)	Apr 22	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	GS-16	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.280	.150	.430	7	1.84	-0.180	2.56	-0.15%	-0.54	2B
7	147	12	Apr 23	WSA		NYY	L,6-11	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.269	.143	.412	9	.13	-0.003	.20	0.00%	-0.14	PH
8	148	14 (1)	Apr 25	WSA		CAL	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125	.233	.125	.358	2	.85	-0.066	1.02	-0.05%	-0.56	2B
9	149	16 (1)	Apr 27	WSA		MIL	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.233	.125	.358	5						2B
10	150	19 (2)	Apr 30	WSA		MIL	W,12-2	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.219	.115	.334	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.54	2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	151	21 (1)	May 2	WSA		OAK	L,3-6	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.242	.148	.391	9	.41	0.019	.47	0.01%	0.24	PH
12	152	22	May 3 (1)	WSA		OAK	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.242	.148	.391	9						2B
13	153	23	May 3 (2)	WSA		OAK	W,6-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.148	.242	.148	.391	6	.27	0.005	.28	0.00%	0.16	PR
14	154	25 (1)	May 6	WSA	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.129	.216	.129	.345	2	.91	-0.111	1.12	-0.08%	-0.92	2B
15	155	26	May 7	WSA	@	CAL	L,0-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.216	.129	.345	3						PR
16	156	27	May 9	WSA	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.200	.118	.318	2	.82	-0.061	.86	-0.04%	-0.52	2B
17	157	28	May 10 (1)	WSA	@	MIL	L,5-6	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.214	.139	.353	8	.92	0.034	.88	0.02%	0.03	PH 2B
18	158	29	May 10 (2)	WSA	@	MIL	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.214	.139	.353	1						2B
19	159	30	May 12	WSA	@	OAK	L,3-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.209	.135	.344	9	1.70	-0.041	1.26	-0.02%	-0.14	PH
20	160	31	May 13	WSA	@	OAK	L,1-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.209	.135	.344	7						PR
21	161	32	May 15	WSA		BAL	L,3-4	7-GF(11)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.222	.154	.376	6	1.88	-0.071	1.70	-0.04%	-0.01	PR 2B
22	162	33	May 16	WSA		BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.224	.163	.387	2	1.01	0.011	.78	0.01%	-0.20	2B
23	163	35 (1)	May 19	WSA		CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.208	.149	.356	2	.51	-0.053	.27	-0.02%	-0.65	2B
24	164	38 (2)	May 22	WSA	@	DET	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.204	.146	.350	2	1.37	-0.035	.93	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
25	165	39	May 23	WSA	@	DET	W,6-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.22	-0.006	.12	0.00%	-0.10	PH
26	166	41 (1)	May 25	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.196	.140	.336	9	1.94	-0.047	1.29	-0.02%	-0.30	PH
27	167	43 (1)	May 27	WSA	@	BOS	W,7-5	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.193	.137	.330	9	1.13	-0.029	.65	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
28	168	44	May 29	WSA		KCR	W,5-4	12-GF(12)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.207	.137	.344	9	2.86	0.073	1.57	0.02%	0.37	PH
29	169	46 (1)	May 31	WSA		KCR	L,5-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.203	.135	.338	9	1.31	-0.032	.90	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	170	47	Jun 2	WSA		CHW	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.203	.135	.338	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR 2B
31	171	48	Jun 3	WSA		CHW	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.203	.135	.338	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
32	172	52 (3)	Jun 7	WSA		MIN	L,9-10	8-GF(11)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.194	.127	.321	5	3.26	-0.240	1.58	-0.07%	-0.75	2B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	173	142 (89)	Sep 10	WSA	@	CLE	L,4-13	4-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.200	.138	.338	9	.08	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.07	2B
34	174	146 (3)	Sep 15	WSA		BAL	L,2-6	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.212	.138	.350	9	.22	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.24	PH 2B
35	175	149 (2)	Sep 19 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-7	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.206	.133	.339	9	.48	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.52	PH 2B
36	176	150	Sep 19 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.208	.156	.365	8	.50	-0.053	.00	0.00%	0.13	2B
37	177	151	Sep 20	WSA	@	BOS	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.205	.154	.359	9	.95	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
38	178	152	Sep 21	WSA	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.208	.159	.367	1	.81	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.23	2B
39	179	153	Sep 22	WSA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.198	.151	.348	7	1.68	-0.157	.00	0.00%	-0.78	2B
40	180	154	Sep 23	WSA	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.154	.209	.167	.376	1	.97	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.39	2B
41	181	155	Sep 24	WSA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.220	.181	.401	1	1.68	-0.061	.00	0.00%	0.27	2B
42	182	156	Sep 25	WSA		BOS	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.213	.174	.387	8	.54	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.49	2B
43	183	157	Sep 26	WSA		BOS	L,3-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.202	.165	.367	1	.57	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-1.19	2B
44	184	159 (1)	Sep 29 (1)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.204	.168	.372	8	1.30	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.30	2B
45	185	160	Sep 29 (2)	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS-11	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.150	.194	.160	.354	8	1.66	-0.185	.00	0.00%	-1.33	2B
46	186	161	Sep 30	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.196	.163	.360	1	1.05	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.29	2B
47	187	162	Oct 1	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.159	.207	.168	.375	7	1.55	0.089	.00	0.00%	0.53	2B
							11-36		116	107	5	17	1	0	0	4	7	0	24	0	0	2	0	2	2	1	.159	.207	.168	.375		1.10	-1.598	.63	-0.67%	-10.58

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